Product Profile of Barium Nitrate

Athiappa Chemicals [P] Ltd supplies Barium Nitrate. Athiappa Chemicals [P] Ltd offers different types of barium carbonate, barium chloride hydrous, barium chloride anyhydrous, and barium nitrate etc. Barium Nitrate is used in pyrotechnic fireworks for creating green flares. Barium Nitrate is also used as a source of barium oxide in enamels.

Specifications of Barium Nitrate are:

• Appearance: White crystalline powder

• Purity as Barium Nitrate: 99% Min.

• Heavy Metals: 5ppm

• Matter insoluble in water: 0.05% Max.

• Substances not precipitated by Sulphuric Acid: 0.05% Max.

• PH of 5% Solution:5 - 8

• Calcium:0.05%

• Chlorides as Cl:10ppm

Application area of Barium Nitrate is:

• In pyrotechnic fireworks for creating green flares.

• In small quantities for removal of Sulphate in Nitric Acid.

• In the manufacture of Barium Peroxide.

• In primers.

• In detonators.

• A small amount is used as source of Barium Oxide in enamels.